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As the state radio (ERT) reported on Thursday evening, the Egyptian men are accused, among other things, of forming a criminal organization. They are to be brought before the public prosecutor of the port city of Kalamata. This will decide how to proceed, it said. It is feared that hundreds of migrants died when the fishing cutter went down around 50 nautical miles southwest of the Greek Peloponnese peninsula on Wednesday.
The Coast Guard was able to save 104 people. Questioning of the survivors by Coast Guard investigators continued Thursday evening. According to the latest findings from the authorities, the fishing boat started from Egypt a few days ago, then stopped in Tobruk in Libya and took in more people. The tugs then set course for Italy.
Relatives of the missing persons arrived in the port of Kalamata on Thursday from other European countries. They tried to learn about the fate of their loved ones from the authorities and survivors, reporters at the scene said.
Demonstrations against EU migration policy in Greece
Meanwhile, numerous people protested against the EU migration policy on Thursday. There were demonstrations on Thursday evening in the capital Athens and in the port city of Thessaloniki. “The EU is killing people,” said banners, as reported by local reporters.Athens. The Greek Communist Party (KKE) and several left-wing student and trade union organizations as well as parties of the extra-parliamentary left had called for the protests.
Source: Nachrichten
